Yes. Among these crowds. How many people must there be? I would almost rather be taken for a poor sailor than nobody at all. Even if we aren't poor.

At least we won't be left ashore when the Barge moves on. A few days in London, it's nothing we can't manage. And with money in our pockets we can buy a few luxuries and eat pretty well. Spending a fortune every day, it doesn't feel natural, but after Christmas I think I've had the worst of my shock.